overhandle

English

Etymology

From over- +‎ handle.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ændəl

Verb

overhandle (third-person singular simple present overhandles, present participle overhandling, simple past and past participle overhandled)

  1. (transitive) To handle excessively.
    • 2008 March 26, Florence Fabricant, “Croissants Made by Robots”, in New York Times‎[1]:
      What makes these goodies different, the company says, is that they are formed by robotic machines so that the dough is not toughened by overhandling.
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